Church News

Sand Spring Baptist hosts speaker
Sand Spring Baptist Church is excited to have Dr. Arthur Nitz as a guest speaker on Aug. 3. Nitz will be speaking on creation, covering a variety of topics including scientific dating methods. Nitz will be speaking in the main sanctuary at Sand Spring. This event is open to everyone, not just college aged or young adults. The church is located at 1616 Harrodsburg Road.

A well-known New Testament story is that of the Rich Young Man who came to Jesus to ask how to inherit eternal life. He was a morally upright man, even a man of some faith, but Jesus saw that he was too tied to his possessions. So he told the man to go sell what he had and give the proceeds to the poor. The man went found that bit of advice depressing because he had a lot of money. The Bible says he was very rich.
One writer puts things into perspective when he says of the rich young man:

Claylick United Methodist Church will host vacation Bible school Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23.
The theme this year is “Shake It Up Cafe.” Classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. All children are welcome.
For more information or transportation call 859-865-2963. The church is located on Claylick Road in Salvisa.
Pastor is Anthony Cleary.

The other day I walked into my house and found an intruder.
He looked mean, too.
My husband calls creatures like him mud daubers. They’re a type of wasp, with stingers poised to pierce delicate skin such as mine.
The intruder didn’t seem fazed that he was somewhere he didn’t belong and just buzzed around, probably plotting an attack on my bare arms.

New Liberty Christian
plans Bible school
Vacation Bible school is scheduled for Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15 at New Liberty Christian Church, according to a news release.
The Friday session will include a 5 p.m. cookout at the Taylorsville State Park.
The program for the week will be called “Hometown Nazareth,” directed by Lisa Ingram.
Classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.
For more information call 502-354-1309. The church is located on Highway 248, one mile from Highway 62.

I’ve recently discovered the secret to getting rid of internal turmoil and stress — I’ve stopped listening to news talk radio and political talking heads shows on TV.
Instead, I listen to my iPod — music and podcasts of sermons and science, food and history. It’s amazing how my inner agitation and anxiety has gone way down, and I haven’t missed a thing. I still know what’s going on in the world — I do work for a newspaper — without having to endure all the yelling.

Music at Evergreen Baptist
Musical group Brian Free and Assurance will perform Tuesday, July 5 at Evergreen Baptist Church.
The performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. The church is located on Evergreen Road in Franklin County.
Freedom Baptist
Not only is the 4th of July the birthday of our nation, but it was also on this day that Freedom Baptist church was established, church officials said.

Why did Jesus heal the sick and perform exorcisms? In one sense, we could rightly say that Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons because of his compassion.
Matthew 14:14 says, “And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.”
That is certainly one reason why Jesus healed. But the main motivation in scripture given for why Jesus healed the sick, cast out demons or performed any kind of miracle was to reveal something about who he was.